Eun Soo felt conflicted on her way to her father’s company.
It was because she thought that she had held her mother back in the distant past.
If I hadn’t been sick.
If that was the case, her mother wouldn’t have had to endure such a hell.
There were times when she resented her mother’s unimproving illness, exhausted by it.
She was so angry that her mother’s sickness made her life so hard.
Unaware even in her dreams that her mother suffered greater pain because of her.
As the car arrived in front of the Myungjin Apparel building, Eun Soo opened the car door herself. She didn’t have the leisure to wait for the driver to open the door.
“It didn’t take long.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
After telling the driver that she would be out soon, Eun Soo went straight into the building.
The desk staff, who knew who she was, came out all at once and greeted her.
“Hello.”
Eun Soo just nodded slightly at them and immediately turned towards the elevator.
Taking the elevator to the 6th floor, Eun Soo walked straight to the president’s office. Her stride towards the office was unfaltering. The desk would have surely informed her father of her arrival.
Sure enough, a secretary who clearly received notice of her visit came out halfway down the hallway.
“Have you arrived?”
“Is he in there?”
“Yes, I’ll take you right away.”
The secretary led Eun Soo to the president’s office. As the employee knocked briefly and opened the door, Eun Soo immediately entered the president’s office.
Her father, Oh Joo Hwan, who didn’t know why she had come, got up from his seat and sat down on the couch with a flustered gait.
“What brings you all the way here?”
Eun Soo sat down without a word. And she told the secretary who asked if she wanted tea that she didn’t need it.
Uncharacteristically, Eun Soo spoke with a firm voice, and Joo Hwan hastily looked at his daughter’s expression.
“Well, did something bad happen?”
“I met a friend of Mom’s.”
“A friend?”
“Yes.”
“Your mother only had one or two friends.”
He pinched the end of his chin, his lips slightly downturned. It was always hard for Joo Hwan to know what to say when his daughter brought up her mother.
He understood her tender feelings for her mother, but honestly, it was beyond his comprehension to pour so much affection on someone who was practically a corpse.
Of course, because of that, he did manipulate his daughter at will.
Watching Eun Soo slowly bring up the topic of her mother, Joo Hwan already felt stifled.
“Have you been involved with that woman since then?”
“That woman! Hey, fix your title!”
“Do you want me to fix the title? Should I call her your mistress? Or what should I say?”
“You brat! Huh.”
Joo Hwan jumped up from his seat, but sat down again with a fake cough under Eun Soo’s sharp gaze.
Although she was his daughter, she was now the daughterinlaw of the owner’s family, whose head he had to bow to.
If Eun Soo picked on something and said something to Moon Hyuk Joo, he might be kicked out of his position tomorrow.
Moreover, after hearing through a few executives with whom he was close that his position was uncertain at the next regular personnel meeting, he had no choice but to be careful of Eun Soo’s mood.
“What’s the point of bringing up the past?”
“For you, it might be just the past. But not for Mom and me.”
“So, what are you trying to do now? Are you asking me to break up with her?”
“Yes.”
Eun Soo responded in a firm tone.
Joo Hwan, who hadn’t expected his daughter to react this way, swallowed his dry spit and scratched his forehead with his hand.
After a while, he began to plead with Eun Soo.
“At our age, if we break up, we won’t have anyone to rely on… You should know, she took a lot of care after your mother got like that.”
“She took care?”
“She’s someone who can’t sleep properly, feeling guilty for what happened.”
“If she feels such a burden of conscience, she shouldn’t be living with you.”
“….”
“Break up.”
“Eun Soo!”
Joo Hwan called out to Eun Soo, who was getting up from her seat. But Eun Soo, without a change in her complexion, looked at her father who was staring up at her and spoke.
“That’s the only atonement you two can make to Mom.”
“Why are you so concerned about this now? Huh? Do you think your mother will suddenly wake up if we break up?”
“Yes.”
“What?”
At Eun Soo’s somewhat bizarre response, Joo Hwan frowned.
Did she hear some nonsense from a fortune teller?
His obedient daughter suddenly started to bring up the past and demanded him to break up with his partner, leaving Joo Hwan dumbfounded.
“We should try all means for Mom to wake up. So, the two of you, break up.”
At Eun Soo, who suddenly seemed like a different person, he could only move his lips and couldn’t utter a word.
As Eun Soo was about to leave the office, she spoke once again as if to emphasize.
“Sort it out soon.”
As soon as Eun Soo disappeared and the door closed, Joo Hwan bit his lips.
“Did she take some kind of boldness pill… She’s spouting nonsense she never used to say.”
Male lead Asks for a Divorce Every Day
It’s not often you come across a plot like this in the female-dominant genre — make sure to check it out!
This is a novel I’m planning to reread as well.
The male lead is strong, skilled in martial arts, and not the usual fragile type you often see in matriarchal novels.
Meanwhile, the female lead is a scientist—rational and logical. Even when she falls for the male lead, she doesn’t let her emotions cloud her decisions.
If you push through the first few chapters, you’ll gradually find the story really intriguing.
It has a mix of mystery, detective elements, and romance.
The author’s writing style is like crafting a puzzle—except they deliberately leave out a few pieces, making it hard to predict what happens next, yet keeping you hooked.
In the end, everything will come together and be explained.
One-sentence summary: Wife, stop playing with beakers and look at me!
In a laboratory accident, research scientist Zhu Wansheng accidentally travels to a matriarchal world. The original owner of the body is an eighteen-year-old only daughter of a wealthy rouge merchant, already married with a handsome young man.
Zhu Wansheng grins: Nice! She always said she was heaven’s favorite granddaughter. After a life of toil in her previous life, she can enjoy blessings in this one.
However, her joy lasts no more than three seconds as bad news arrives: the original owner’s family is about to go bankrupt, and her husband wants a divorce.
Even worse, she’s stuck with a research system full of restrictions.
Zhu Wansheng: ? Is this the destiny of a research dog?
——
Faced with this mess, Zhu Wansheng pours herself a bowl of wine to drown her sorrows. In her drunken haze, her husband arrives.
His figure is imposing, holding a long sword, with a dignified air that captivates Zhu Wansheng.
Gu Yingqing, however, looks at the alcohol-reeking Zhu Wansheng with undisguised disgust and coldly asks, “Divorce or not?” The intoxicated Zhu Wansheng mumbles vaguely, “I think… it’s not… it’s not… impossible!”
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The next day, after sobering up, Zhu Wansheng is full of energy, rolling up her sleeves ready to make a big move. As for yesterday? She has no memory of it.
Zhu Wansheng is ambitious; a research dog fears nothing!
Upgrading rouge, extracting fragrances, producing perfumes, researching lipsticks… all shall bow to the power of modern technology!
The original owner’s dying rouge shop is revitalized. Her mother is pleased and with a wave of her hand, passes on the family business to her. As she takes control and her experimental results gain popularity, it’s the pinnacle of her life…
——
But there are always those who can’t stand to see her doing well. Jealousy, scheming, assassination attempts – they want nothing less than her life.
The person who has always kept his distance from her suddenly holds her tightly in his arms, eyes full of concern.
She is unharmed, but he falls into a pool of blood…
Zhu Wansheng feels guilty, “I can grant you one wish.”
Gu Yingqing tentatively circles his arms around her, carefully resting his head in the crook of her neck, pleading softly, “I regret it. Can we not divorce?”
Zhu Wansheng: ? When did I agree to a divorce?
[Small Theater]
The newly developed rouge is beautifully packaged, and Zhu Wansheng is eager to try it.
Gu Yingqing suddenly appears: “My lady, may I apply it for you?”
Cool fingertips lightly brush her lips. His Adam’s apple bobs as he leans in for a light bite.
Zhu Wansheng: ?
Gu Yingqing: It smells so good, I wanted to taste it…
On a warm spring day, Zhu Wansheng tries a new perfume: “Spring Night.” Gu Yingqing corners her against a wall.
Warm breath lingers on her neck.
“My lady, from now on, may I test the fragrances for you?”
[Humorous female scientist vs scheming live-in son-in-law male lead]
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